# Accident 19940907025919A: Cessna 172M, Coolin, ID, September 7, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Coolin, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.5991° N, 116.8591° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5991&lon=-116.8591&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61838, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61838-2016-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940907025919A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROUGH ENGINE ON CLIMBOUT LOUD BANG. ENGINE QUIT. LANDED. HIT TREE STUMP NOSED OVER. ROCKER ARM FAILED DUE FATIGUE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA94LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA235), Sep 7, 1994: Cessna 172M (N61838), Coolin, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE ENGINE MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REMANUFACTURE AND ADEQUATELY INSPECT THE NO. 1 ROCKER ARM PRIOR TO ITS INSTALLATION ON THE ENGINE. THIS RESULTED IN FATIGUE CRACKING OF THE ROCKER…

## Other reports on N61838 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19750828033489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750828033489A), Aug 28, 1975: Cessna 172M (N61838), Luplow, IL, Substantial damage. Lndd in a freshly plowed fld.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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